Ministry of Coal of the Republic of India

03/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/15/2024 07:55

Thirteen Coal Mines Including Five Coking Coal Mines Auctioned in Forward Auction

Ministry of Coal

Thirteen Coal Mines Including Five Coking Coal Mines Auctioned in Forward Auction

Posted On: 15 MAR 2024 7:08PM by PIB Delhi

Ministry of Coal had launched the auctions of coal mines for commercial mining under 8th round on November 15, 2023 and 9th round on December 20, 2023. In the forward auctions conducted during the week, a total of 13 coal mines were successfully auctioned.

Out of the 13 auctioned mines, 4 coal mines are fully explored coal mines and 9 mines are partially explored coal mines. The total geological reserves for these 13 coal mines are ~ 2569.76 Million Tonnes. Cumulative PRC for these coal mines is 4.2 MTPA (excluding partially explored coal mines).

The mine-wise result for auctions held is as under:

S. No.

Name of the Mine

State

PRC (mtpa)

Geological Reserves (MT)

Closing Bid Submitted by

Reserve Price (%)

Final Offer (%)

Coking/Non-Coking

1

Mahan

Madhya Pradesh

1.2

107.41

JK Cement Ltd.

4.00

6.50%

Non-Coking

2

Mara II Mahan

Madhya Pradesh

NA

955.96

Mahan Energen Ltd

4.00

6.00%

Non-Coking

3

Thesgora-B/Rudrapuri

Madhya Pradesh

1.00

45.04

Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited

4.00

7.00%

Non-Coking

4

Binodpur Bhabhaniganj

West Bengal

NA

198.57

JMS Mining Private Limited

4.00

18.25%

Non-Coking

5

Marki-Zari-Jamani-Adkoli

Maharashtra

1.00

21.76

Nilkanth Infra Mining Limited

4.00

22.00%

Non-Coking

6

Babupara East

Jharkhand

NA

160.00

Rungta Sons Private Limited

4.00

60.25%

Coking

7

Baisi

Chhattisgarh

NA

135.00

Indermani Mineral India Pvt Ltd

4.00

52.00%

Non-Coking

8

Dumri

Jharkhand

1.00

55.99

S M Steels and Powver Limited

4.00

41.00%

Non-Coking

9

Duni Central

Jharkhand

NA

45.00

Bull Mining Private Limited

4.00

40.00%

Coking

10

Lalgarh South

Jharkhand

NA

260.00

Rungta Sons Private Limited

4.00

21.25%

Coking

11

Lamatola

Madhya Pradesh

NA

200.00

ACC Limited

4.00

16.75%

Coking

12

South of Damuda

Jharkhand

NA

291.71

Rungta Sons Private Limited

4.00

21.25%

Coking

13

West of Shahdol(South)

Madhya Pradesh

NA

93.32

JK Cement Ltd.

4.00

25.25%

Non-Coking

The auctions witnessed a strong competition with an average revenue share of 25.96%. This is a testament to the continued interest of industries in the coal mining sector and continuous efforts of Ministry of Coal in providing transparent & stable policy framework. These mines will contribute to Annual Revenue generation of ~652 crores (excluding Partially Explored coal mines) and capital investment of approximately Rs 630 crore and employment generation for 5,678 people. This round also witnessed auctioning of 5 coking coal mines which is the major importing coal in the country. These coking mines once operationalized will reduce the dependency of the country on imported coking coal.

Since, the launch of commercial coal mines since 2020, a total of 104 coal mines have been successfully auctioned having production capacity of 226 Million ton per year. After operationalization, these mines will immensely contribute to enhance domestic production of coal and make country 'Atmanirbhar' in coal sector. These mines are expected to generate annual revenue of Rs 33,738 crores, capital investment of Rs 33,930 Crores and will generate employment for 3,05,815 persons in coal bearing area.

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